Wandering Scissors Virtual Stampers Club March 2015 Edition

Have you ever considered joining a Virtual Stamp Club?  Now's the time to give it a try!

I've created a "Virtual Club" that anyone can join! What that means is we don't meet in person, everything is done through mail and email. You can purchase any single kits that you like or sign up for the 6 month club to receive automatic delivery of products from the Close to my Heart current Idea Book.

Your kit includes one brand new stamp set plus 4 pre-cut projects using a variety of CTMH papers and embellishments with pictures and complete directions for assembly. Total cost for these kits including shipping is $30 . You will learn new techniques and see lots of unique ways to use one stamp set! You will need your own tools, blocks, inks, adhesives, etc; but products may be purchased from me and added to your monthly shipment. Bonus: When you participate in 3 consecutive months, you will get $5 off the 4th month.  Pretty cool, huh!?  Have fun while being creative, all from the convenience of your own home!! 

Are you ready for some close-ups!??

 Your March 2015 Kit will include some beautiful papers from the CTMH Brushed Collection.  LOVE!

The beads and all the other products to create these beautiful projects are also included.

 The directions with detailed photographs will be emailed to you.

 The card below is called a Sun Burst Card.  and yup, You will learn how to make one.

 You will even have enough paper to decorate the inside.

 oh my!  Look how adorable that embellishment is!

 It's part of the closure for this sweet little gift bag.

Aren't they lovely!?

If you are interested in joining the Wandering Scissors Virtual Stampers Club or have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Close to my Heart new Frosted Premier!

Hello lovely blog land, have I got a project for you!  I recently joined a swap with other CTMH consultants featuring the new collections coming out in the new Autumn/Winter Close to my Heart Idea Book. I chose the beautiful Frosted line ~ I absolutely LOVE the soft blue and cream colors. And the patterns in this designer paper just sent me over the edge!  LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!

 Our projects were to create a Double Page layout.  I decided to go to a tried and true layout that can be found in the Make it From your Heart Volume 1.  I'll tell you more about that later... We also needed to create an A2 size card, a 3 x 3 card and a 3D item.

  So up first is my 3D project ~ For each ornament, using the Cricut Artiste cartridge, I cut out the base ornament out of colonial white, then used some of the gorgeous snowflake paper from the collection for the top layer.  I glued four pieces together with the red and white twine in the middle then decorated it with Silver glitter glue.

 Next up is the 3 x 3 card.  Easy to put together using one of the stamps that come with the new Workshop on the Go Frosted Card Making Kit.  Included in the kit are 10 stamps!  TEN!! TEN different stamps! Here's what's included in the kit 

• 2 - Frosted B $ T Duos Papers
• 5 - Cardsock Sheets-15 - Colonial White Cards and Envelopes
• 10 - Stamps
• 10 yards of Champagne, Colonial White & Silvers Baker's Twine
• 108!! Silver Glitter Gems
• 1 - Instructional Brochure

That's a whole bunch of awesomeness for $24.95!  Below I will tell you how you can get in on this deal.

 On to the card...Isn't it beautiful?!  I love the softness of these colors.  Again, I used one of the stamp sets from the Workshop on the Go Frosted Card Making Kit. Do you see the twine?  Gorgeous!  This comes in the kit as well.  It is Champagne, Colonial White and Silver Baker's Twine.

Remember the first picture...here it is again.  I just wanted to show you how the layouts look side by side. LOOOVE!!

Above is the left side ready for a 6" x 8" and a 3" x 3" picture. The beautiful shape was cut with the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge.

And, above, is the right side ready for two 3" x 3" and a 6" x 4" pictures.  I've also included a lift up journaling spot decorated with more of the pretty twine and a gorgeous Silver Glitter Gem.

 I hope you enjoyed today's post.  It was a long one for sure, but I just can't say enough about this paper.  It is so beautiful.  I think you really need to see it in person.
  So if you are ready to place an order :-)  bop on over to my shop page ~ you'll see a link to my most recent gathering.  I called it August 1, 2014 (don't know what I was thinking when I named it) Click on the JOIN button and you're off! 

Thank you for staying with me until the end.
If shopping online is not your thing, send me an email and I'll get a catalog right out to you.
hugs,
Michelle

Tommy, Artiste and My Sunshine Surprise Slide Out Card

 Another Surprise Slide Out Card for your viewing pleasure :-)   This one is made using papers from the Close to my Heart Tommy collection.  The Cricut Artiste to cut out my shapes. And then the April stamp of the month, My Sunshine.

 This is such a fun card to create, because once you have the base cut then it's off to decorate to your heart's desire.  If you need the directions, here is my original post plus a link to my tutorial.

Here's the card closed.  Nice and flat for easy peasy mailing.

Thanks for visiting me again!

My Sunshine

 

Hello my blog friends, are you ready for your weekend to begin?  I hope you all have a wonderful one.  Today I have two cards to share with you.  The first one is a CASE from a very talented lady.  You can find her original card here.  http://www.scrapbookymas.com/

My card uses the April Stamp of the Month called My Sunshine and is only available for a few more days.  The paper I used is from the Buzz and Bumble collection. And the cuts were made using the Cricut Artiste. Can you see the colors of the balloon?  I embossed it with white then sponged on different colors of ink to make the gorgeous effect.

One of the things I learned from Scrapbook y Mommas, was to score the Close to my Heart cardstock, turn it over so you have the 'hill' facing you and sand. Because the cardstock has a white core, the white will show through when sanded. Kinda cool huh.?
 My next card also uses the Stamp of the Month but I used the Tommy paper collection along with the Coordinating Adhesive Canvas Sheets. Lots of distressing on this one.

I am having lots of fun with this stamp set, as you can see!  Let me know if you are interested in any of these products or any other that you might stumble upon.

Thanks for stopping in and I hope you have a fabulous weekend.
Michelle

Whooo loves you?

Since Valentine's Day is tomorrow, I thought it was high time that I post a Valentine's Day card.   Isn't that owl the cutest little guy?!  He or maybe a she is from the special set from Close to my Heart called Whooo's Your Valentine.

 The cut-out card was cut with the Cricut Artiste cartridge using paper from the Chantilly collection. Beautiful!! 
I teach a card class, once a month and this is one of the cards we made.  The ladies loved it!

Here's a close-up of the little owls.  I love those eyes!

Flowered Bracket Frame

 Happy weekend to my blog readers!  I hope you are able to relax before the new week begins. I sure am:-)
For today's post I am sharing a bracket frame that I have just completed.  Didn't it come out gorgeous!!
And those yummy flowers sure made it fun and easy to created.
All the products are from Close to my Heart, including the bow!  Yup, CTMH is now stocking fabric to match some of their gorgeous papers.

My process: Pink paper was cut using the Artiste cartridge then adheared to the bracket frame using Mod Podge. The flowers, also cut with the Artiste, were made using papers from the new Chantilly collection. Pearls were placed in the centers.  The leaves and flourishes were also cut from the Artiste.  Can you tell I love my Artiste! You can also see a couple of the coordinating badge buttons, the yellow background and bow all from the Chantilly line (available February 1st)
Now I need to decide what goes into this gorgeous frame.  I'll keep you posted.
Thanks for visiting,
Michelle
If you are interested in purchasing the Close to my Heart exclusive Cricut Artiste, or any of their other fabulous products, don't hesitate to send me a quick email.

Boo!

Happy weekend!
Here's a cute little coffin I created using the Cricut Artiste cartridge and Close to my Heart papers and a sprinkling of Glitter Gel.
The letters and shape, spider and spider web were also cut with the Artiste.  Have I told you how much I love that cartridge?  I am truly considering getting rid of all my other cartridges.

If you are interested in purchasing your own Cricut Artiste, just follow this link.  You won't regret it!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Yes, It's that time of year again.  The stores are putting out their Christmas merchandise. Along with Halloween and Thanksgiving displays.  ugg  So I guess I needed to get that little push to get me going with our Christmas cards for my November Kreative Klub.

This year our Kreative Klub Christmas Card Workshop will be held  on Friday, November 9th at 9:00 if you can't make that date, I am also having another Klub meeting on Sunday, November 11th at 1:00..

 We will be using Close to my Heart’s beautiful Pear and Partridge collection to make 15 Christmas cards (5 cards each of 3 designs) and a cute decorated file folder to hold all the cards and envelopes.

The project kit is $30 and includes all the supplies needed to create the cards, file box and the envelopes to finish your card set.  Below is the beautiful stamp set that will be included in your kit.

You may also purchase the kit through my Close to my Heart web site. Just click on my Very Merry Christmas link to be brought directly to the Pear and Partridge Workshop on the Go kit.
Thanks for stopping in today.
hugs,
Michelle